About Us

Mission & VisionTRiO Upward Bound provides fundamental support to participants in their preparation
for college entrance. The program provides opportunities for participants to succeed
in their precollege performance and ultimately in their higher education pursuits.
Upward Bound serves high school students from low-income families and high school
students from families in which neither parent holds a bachelor's degree.

TRiO Upward Bound assists program participants through academic services, cultural
enrichment activities, and individual counseling to become better prepared to enter
and succeed in a postsecondary educational institution. Also, the program helps students
acquire information regarding college (both in-state and out-of-state), explore career
options, and select appropriate majors.

Upward Bound GoalTo increase the rate at which participants complete secondary education and enroll
in and graduate from institution of postsecondary education.

The TRiO Upward Bound Program consists of two components: Summer and Academic Year.
All services and activities are free. Upward Bound Projects provide academic instruction
in mathematics, laboratory sciences, composition, literature, and foreign languages.
Tutoring, counseling, mentoring, cultural enrichment, work-study programs, education
and counseling services are designed to improve the financial and economic literacy
of students. Services are available to students from groups that are traditionally
underrepresented in postsecondary education, students with disabilities, students
who are homeless, students who are in foster care or other disconnected students.

Rules and RegulationsStudents are expected to comply with the Upward Bound rules and regulations during
both the Academic year and Summer components.

Only students in regular attendance during the Academic Year component will be allowed
to participate in the Summer component.

If a student must be absent from Upward Bound, the student must present an official
written excuse upon return. Three or more unexcused absences from the program can
result in immediate dismissal from the Upward Bound Program.

There will be no gum chewing or eating during class or when there is a speaker present.Students
must be in session for a full day to receive a stipend. Non-Upward Bound participants
are not allowed to attend or become involved in regularly scheduled sessions/activities.

Alcoholic beverages, controlled substances, or dangerous weapons are strictly prohibited.
Any student found in possession of alcoholic beverages, controlled substances, or
dangerous weapons will be dismissed from the Upward Bound program and escorted off
campus by the campus police.

Fighting, obscene language, threatening other individuals, gambling, or theft is strictly
prohibited. Any student found guilty of the above mentioned offenses will be placed
on disciplinary probation or dismissed from the Upward Bound program.

A minimum level of academic performance, 2.5 grade point average, is expected of all
participants for every grading period in order to continue to access program services
on an uninterrupted basis.

During the summer component, no outside visitors other than parents/guardian are allowed
on campus.

Summer component participants must be on their assigned floor of the dormitory by
10:00p.m. and must be in their assigned dorm room by 11:00p.m.

Summer component participants must return to the dormitory each Sunday, no earlier
than 8:00p.m.

All Upward Bounders need to be picked up on time after our Friday cultural activity.
Those left longer than an hour will not be allowed to attend the next week's cultural
activity. All keys must be given to the assigned tutor mentor before leaving for the
weekend.

Any participant who obtains three (3) discipline reports during the academic component
of the program will not be eligible to participate in the summer component of the
program.

Any participant who obtains three (3) discipline reports during the summer component
of the program will be suspended for the remainder of the summer component and may
or may not be eligible to return for the academic year.

Participants who obtain excessive discipline reports may be dismissed from the Upward
Bound Program depending on the severity of the offense and/or discretion of the Upward
Bound staff.

Parents must notify the Director and/or Counselors in cases of emergency removal of
a student from the Upward Bound Program.

All disciplinary cases will be reviewed on a case by case basis by the project director,
and a full consultation with parents and/or significant care-givers. Counseling referrals
will also be made as necessary so as to promote self-discipline and to encourage socially
accepted behavior. It is the Upward Bound Program's mission to retain and/or reclaim
all participants to the extent possible and to offer guidance as they transition from
secondary to higher education

StipendsUpward Bound students receive stipends based upon grade point averages and attendance.
Students arriving to the program once the sessions have begun, or who do not complete
the day, will be penalized. Stipends will be held for the following reasons: